Hamlet - Act 1, scene 5

Hamlet

Act 1, scene 5

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Poll

Is the ghost a good or bad sign?

• A good sign

• A bad sign

Purgatory

According to Roman Catholic belief, purgatory is a place where unconfessed sinners experience indescribable remorse. as their sins are burnt and purged away before they can gain entry into heaven. What we need to remember is that the majority of Shakespeare's audience was Protestant due to the Reformation. They would see the ghost as a bad sign because the Protestat Church abolished the belief in purgatory and they judged revenge as a sin for which the revenger's sole would be damned.

Greek Mythological allusion

Lethe was a river in the Underworld. When someone died, they had to cross this river and its water made them forget about their past life.

Read Act 1, scene 5

Go to PDF in Google Classroom or read along with me on the screen. Do not log off of QUIZIZZ. We have questions to work on when we are done. :)

Multiple Choice

Why don't Horatio and the others want Hamlet to chase the Ghost?

• They think it's a bad omen or a Demon and might make something bad happen to Hamlet.

• They don't like the way it looks at Hamlet.

• They think it is nothing so why bother.

• They don't think it's the ghost of the king.

Multiple Choice

Why does Hamlet say he will follow the ghost regardless of the danger?

• He loves danger & welcomes adventure.

• He suspects Old King Hamlet will reveal his murderer.

• He is truly out of his mind.

• He gives no value to his life anyway, since his father is dead.

Multiple Choice

Will the Ghost speak to Hamlet in front of the others?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

According to the Ghost, why must it be doomed to walk the night and be confined to sulfurous fires by day?

• It died before confessing its sins, and it must atone in purgatory until its crimes are purged.

• It died on the battlefield, and it is doomed for Valhalla.

Multiple Choice

According to the Ghost, how did Claudius kill his brother King Hamlet?

• by pouring poison in his ear

• by poisoning his food

• by using a sword

• by choking him at sleep

Multiple Choice

Upon returning to friends from meeting the Ghost, Prince Hamlet asks, "Give me one poor request". What is the request?

• "I hold it fit that we shake hand and part."

• "Never make known what you have seen tonight."

Homework

Complete study guide questions for Act 1, scene 5. Due this Wednesday. Remember to restate the question, answer it, and use textual support in each of your responses:)